When We Were Free to Be: Looking Back at a Children's Classic and the Difference It Made
- ISBN-10
- 0807837237
- ISBN-13
- 9780807837238
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 324
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Univ of North Carolina Press
- Authors
- Laura L. Lovett, Lori Rotskoff
Description
Over thirty essays examine the legacy of Marlo Thomas' children's book "Free to Be ... You and Me," which promoted individuality, acceptance, and diversity during the beginning stages of the women's rights movement in the early 1970s.
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